Quick post here. We're still waiting for our internet to be hooked up by Eircom, Ireland's biggest (and slowest apparently) provider of telephone, internet, and headache services. It's not so much Eircom's fault really as it is the previous tenant of our apartment, one Derek Burke. Besides leaving a dirty apartment that Melissa and I spent three days cleaning, including wall stains in almost every room that we think were coffee (based on the color, texture, and coffee packages that remained in the fridge), Derek also left behind past due bills with the electric company and Eircom - Eircom's was over 250 Euros. Because of this they shut down the phone line so we're now left to prove we're not Derek Burke so they can reactivate the phone line and get our account started up. To my surprise, Eircom told me yesterday that their sales team would contact me today after the credit department approved our residence's reactivation so they could start our account (huh? customer service contacting US - crazy, right?) but don't worry, it's now 6pm and I haven't heard anything. Ireland is back to normal.
Things are actually going quite well, so don't feel like we're frustrated or anything here. Melissa has secured her job at Scoil Assaim, so she starts in the beginning of September (she's very excited) once we return from our backpacking trip. More on that later. Just wanted to give a little update since we're relying still on internet cafes! And pictures will be up soon, once we get internet! Patience!
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